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Dyeing Goretex?

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BayAreaJerry
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I've got an old employee coach's jacket and its sweet but it has ski coach and a mountain's logo stitched into it, as well as being bright orange. Anyone got ideas how I could change the color or cover the words? I've seen some boarders spray paint jackets but idk, seems sus.
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lil.Boye
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BayAreaJerryI've got an old employee coach's jacket and its sweet but it has ski coach and a mountain's logo stitched into it, as well as being bright orange. Anyone got ideas how I could change the color or cover the words? I've seen some boarders spray paint jackets but idk, seems sus.


Pretty sure the outer layer is possible to dye with rit. Just make sure the outer layer is not waterproofed so that the dye can soak in. The gore tex is not the outer layer.
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-eREKTion-
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Seems like it could fuck up the membrane and waterproofing but send it and post results.
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BayAreaJerry
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-eREKTion-Seems like it could fuck up the membrane and waterproofing but send it and post results.


thats what I'm afraid of, my other shell died last season
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-eREKTion-
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BayAreaJerrythats what I'm afraid of, my other shell died last season

https://nosopatches.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopubk2hT4U2FKcetSVLCYI1J32TdxvAr4boprBLDVwtNY0pUept

I bought some of these patches last year and have been really happy with their durability so far. Could be a left field option to cover up some old logos.
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PartyBullshiit
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Gore Tex the membrane itself cannot be dyed. It won’t retain color. The outter layer of the garment may or may not retain color. Typically synthetic materials won’t hold a dye well. So your results could end up being odd hues. Trying won’t damage the goretex. As mentioned depending on the current status of your waterproofing will affect the actual dye process more than anything.
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lil.Boye
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a friend of mine dyed an arcteryx jacket, he says it's still waterproof. i think you just need to get some synthetic fiber dye. i can ask what he used if you want some tipshttps://www.instagram.com/p/C5X8RBJi2Wt/?img_index=1
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BayAreaJerry
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lil.Boyea friend of mine dyed an arcteryx jacket, he says it's still waterproof. i think you just need to get some synthetic fiber dye. i can ask what he used if you want some tipshttps://www.instagram.com/p/C5X8RBJi2Wt/?img_index=1


that would be huge!
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lil.Boye
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BayAreaJerrythat would be huge!



his results since the embed didt’t seem to work

**This post was edited on Sep 19th 2024 at 12:55:18pm
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